Radhica Seunarine
Librarian IV (Ag)/Head Librarian Technical Services Department
- National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
Professional Information
Radhica
Seunarine
Librarian IV (Ag)/Head Librarian Technical Services Department
National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS)
Libraries
Education, Honors & Awards
Masters, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica; Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of the West Indies , St. Augustine , Trinidad
Specialized in Special Libraries at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica (1999-2003); Masters in Library and Information Sciences; Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of the West Indies, Kingston, St. Augustine, Trinidad (1983-1985)
2003
Yes
The Scout Association of Trinidad and Tobago. (Parent Member and Secretary for two years.)
Personal Information
Trinidad and Tobago
Princes Town
Member of the Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago & Served in the Capacity of Secretary for Four Years; Trinidad and Tobago Professional Association (TTGPA); Volunteer, Developed Library in Church / Temple Community; Senior Housing Center; Church Volunteer- Christmas, Food, Clothing Drive for Underprivileged Community
Tropical Fish
Radhica has been married for the past 26 years and is the proud mother of one son, who recently graduated from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine as a Civil Engineer. My husband is a Mathematics teacher at a Secondary School in Trinidad and Tobago and much credit is to be given to him for the tremendous support and encouragement her has provided over the years.
21-25 Years
Leadership, Human Resource Management, Supervisory Management, Cataloguing and Classification of West Indian and general resource materials using DDC, MARC and RDA, Cataloguing of Legal collections using Moy's Classification scheme.
Radhica Seunarine is presently employed at the National Library and Information System Authority(NALIS). Radhica was recently assigned as the Head Librarian at the Technical Services Department, NALIS POS where she is responsible for the monitoring, evaluating and management of procurement, acquisition and cataloging of resources for the National and Public Libraries, Institutional Libraries and Book Mobile Libraries in Trinidad and Tobago. Five Years prior to this (2009- February 2014), Radhica was an Area School Supervisor with the Educational Library Services Division (ELSD), NALIS and was responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of 32 Secondary School Libraries In Trinidad and Tobago. In2003-2007, she was appointed as the First Family Court Librarian in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean where she was contracted to establish a new library for this institution. In 2000-2003, Radhica was appointed as one of the first School Librarian assigned to manage a library in a newly established Secondary Education Modernization Progame (SEMP) school. Prior to this, Radhica worked as a paraprofessional the Supreme Court Library, Judiciary in Trinidad and Tobago, Central Libraries Division, Carnegie Free Library which includes various Public Libraries. Her first 'leave relief' appointment predates to1987 as Library Assistant at the Queen's Royal College, POS. Radhica credits her success to family support and self motivation.
Computers in Libraries, Information Outlook
Management & Leadership of 20+ Employees; Acquisitions & Procurement; Standardization Compatibility of Materials; Cataloging and Classification; Budgeting; Government Fund